There's Better Times Coming

[G]Well the cows gone dry the hens won't lay no place I can [D7]borrow

I give the landlord all the news and the rent comes due [G]tomorrow

There's lots of money in the bank they say that's where they [D7]keep it

Not only wouldn't they loan me some they wouldn't let me [G]see it

So pick away on the old banjo keep that guitar [D7]strumming

Put more water in the soup there's better times a [G]coming

Well Mary Lou could pull a plow if only I would [D7]let her

She's twice as strong as any ox but looks a little [G]better

I didn't kiss that Mary Lou but once and then I had to [D7]leave her

She made my collar get too high and start the burning [G]fever

So pick away on the old banjo keep that guitar [D7]strumming

Put more water in the soup there's better times a [G]coming

My rooster used to chase the hens he just kept a getting [D7]thinner

I's afraid he'd run himself to death so I brought him in for [G]dinner

Yes the cotton crops are pretty poor the weeds are really [D7]growing

I need a woman pretty bad to help me with the [G]hoeing

So pick away on the old banjo keep that guitar [D7]strumming

Put more water in the soup there's better times a [G]coming

Well the cows gone dry the hens won't lay no place I can borrowI give the landlord all the news and the rent comes due tomorrowThere's lots of money in the bank they say that's where they keep itNot only wouldn't they loan me some they wouldn't let me see it

So pick away on the old banjo keep that guitar strumming Put more water in the soup there's better times a coming

Well Mary Lou could pull a plow if only I would let herShe's twice as strong as any ox but looks a little betterI didn't kiss that Mary Lou but once and then I had to leave herShe made my collar get too high and start the burning fever

So pick away on the old banjo keep that guitar strumming Put more water in the soup there's better times a coming

My rooster used to chase the hens he just kept a getting thinnerI's afraid he'd run himself to death so I brought him in for dinnerYes the cotton crops are pretty poor the weeds are really growingI need a woman pretty bad to help me with the hoeing

So pick away on the old banjo keep that guitar strumming Put more water in the soup there's better times a coming